wireless networking in ubuntu 8.04

[Peter Smerdon]

Harold Hartley <harold_hartley at verizon.net> writes:

> I am running ubuntu 8.04 on a Dell Latitude D800 under Gnome.
> I have my wireless working just fine, but I have to redo my settings 
> everytime I boot up.
> I'd like to know if there is something I can do so I don't have to redo 
> the setting for my wireless each time I boot.
>
> I'd like to know what network tools are out there under gnome that will 
> display all the wireless networks within my network.
>
> Harold

Hi Harold,

The default software for Gnome should be an application called
`NetworkManager'

install network-manager-gnome if you do not already have it installed,
run the program nm-applet as a user to load it into your gnome panel.

-- 

Peter.